Bristol Central’s Jarrett Boxley wins the Class L state championship in the 55 meter hurdles on Saturday in New Haven

Posted By: Michael Letendre February 14, 2022

By Michael Letendre

NEW HAVEN – After getting past the injury bug in football, Bristol Central’s Jarrett Boxley was looking forward to the indoor track season.

And he made a huge showing at the Class L Championships on Saturday, seizing a state title in the process.

Boxley won the 55 meter hurdles in a time of 7.97 seconds to take the championship.

Overall, the Central boys made quite a splash – earning sixth place from the Floyd Little Athletic Center in New Haven.

The Rams scored 27 points over a tremendous day of action.

Xavier of Middletown won the Class L championship behind 86.50 points, Hillhouse was the runner-up with 54 while New Milford was third (48) along with Conard.

Windsor (34) took fifth while Central was just seven points behind.

Bristol Eastern was also in the mix, posting three points which was good for 18th place.

For the Rams, Frankie Porrini made some noise at the event in both the 1600 and 3200 meters.

In the 1600, Porrini placed third with a finish of 4:27.28 and in the 3200, the outstanding athlete was fifth in 9:48.40.

Central was a force in the 1600 Sprint Medley, taking second place behind state title winner Xavier (3:40.79).

The Rams combination of Boxley, Logan Jackson, Noah Conrod, and Porrini were the runner-up’s in 3:43.41.

Eastern’s Carter Harris place fourth in the pole vault with a successful attempt at 10 feet, six inches and then in the shot put, Central’s Malachi Jones earned sixth place with a throw of 46 feet, 5.25 inches.

The Central girls tied for 20th place with two points and in the 1600 medley, the combination of Christina Browne, Lynae Lewis, Rebecca Litwinczyk, and Sophia Stark took fifth with a time of 4:39.79

NOTES…Bristol Central principal Pete Wininger announced Boxley’s championship accomplishment during the boys basketball game on Saturday, earning tremendous applause from the capacity crowd from the Charles C. Marsh Gymnasium as Donovan Clingan was leading the cheers.

Class L Championship at Floyd Little Athletic Center

Boys Team Scores: 1) Xavier 86.50; 2) Hillhouse 54; 3) New Milford 48; 3) Conard 48; 5) Windsor 34; 6) Bristol Central 27; 7) Naugatuck 25; 8) East Lyme 20; 9) Simsbury 16; 10) Amity 15; 11) Shelton 14; 11) Newtown 14; 13) Cheshire 12; 13) Darien 12; 15) Wilton 10; 16) Guilford 8; 16) Wethersfield 8; 18) Bristol Eastern 3; 18) Woodstock Academy 3; 20) Daniel Hand 2.50; 21) Fitch 2; 21) Bunnell 2; 23) Wilby 1.

Girls Team Scores: 1) Windsor 64; 2) Darien 54; 3) Hillhouse 42; 4) East Lyme 35; 5) Simsbury 33; 6) Shelton 30; 6) E.O. Smith 30; 8) New Milford 29; 9) Maloney 25; 10) Naugatuck 22; 11) Masuk 19; 12) Fairfield Warde 17; 13) Farmington 12; 14) Middletown 10; 15) Cheshire 9; 15) New Canaan 9; 17) Stratford 8; 18) Wilton 7; 19) Guilford 5; 20) Bristol Central 2; 20) Bunnell 2; 22) Woodstock Academy 1

Boys Results

1600 Meter Run: 1. Gavin Sherry, Conard, 4:13.97#; 2. Callum Sherry, Conard, 4:21.21; 3. Francis Porrini, Bristol Central, 4:27.28; 4. Andrew Taborsak, New Milford, 4:33.86; 5. Mason Beaudette, Amity, 4:34.10; 6. Jacob Kirejczyk, Xavier, 4:37.72.

3200 Meter Run: 1. Gavin Sherry, Conard, 8:59.45#; 2. Callum Sherry, Conard, 9:13.83#; 3. Eamon Burke, Xavier, 9:40.50; 4. Brody Santagata, Xavier, 9:46.05; 5. Francis Porrini, Bristol Central, 9:48.40; 6. Joshua Lesniak, Xavier, 9:55.22.

55 Meter Hurdles: 1. Jarrett Boxley, Bristol Central, 7.97; 2. Joshua Clarke, Windsor, 8.08; 3. Dillon Luke, Xavier, 8.15; 4. Chakour Biao, Hillhouse, 8.18; 5. Jacob McGeary, Daniel Hand, 8.36; 6. Cameron Jacobs, Naugatuck, 8.49.

1600 Sprint Medley: 1. Xavier (Owen Pestka, Owen Miller, Chase Vitale, Eamon Burke), 3:40.79; 2. Bristol Central (Jarrett Boxley, Logan Jackson, Noah Conrod, Francis Porrini), 3:43.41; 3. Windsor (Oswin Charlemagne, Justin Dawkins, Mark Gilling, Matthew Hallgren), 3:46.85; 4. Darien (William Caliendo, Andrew Fiorenza, William Collins, Luke Riordan), 3:51.30; 5. Newtown (Brock Dukate, Victor Souza, Aidan Budge, Soheib Dissa), 3:52.63; 6. Amity (Sean Doron, Daniel Kim, Aiden Tischer, Brodey Lu), 3:53.21.

Pole Vault: 1. Hunter Feitel, Xavier, 11-06; 2. Nicholas Vogel, East Lyme, J11-06; 3. Connor Aldrich, Simsbury, 11-00; 4. Ian Hoffman, Woodstock Academy, 10-06; 4. Carter Harris, Bristol Eastern, 10-06; 6. Teddy Peters, Darien, J10-06.

Shot Put: 1. Gary Moore Jr., Hillhouse, 64-01.25#; 2. Christopher Bon Tempo, New Milford, 51-01; 3. Thomas Matlock, East Lyme, 49-02.25; 4. Jquan Athis, Hillhouse, 47-00.50; 5. Andre Prince, Windsor, 46-10.50; 6. Malachi Jones, Bristol Central, 46-05.25.

Girls Results

1600 Sprint Medley: 1. Hillhouse (Ta’niyah Mabry, Brianna West, Jada McCown, Bernadette Karpel Karpel), 4:28.22; 2. Windsor (Aurelia Downes, Cyana Lindsay, Alanah Townsend, Laura Gregory), 4:31.60; 3. Shelton (Kaelyn Horn, Malaikah Johnson, Taylor Ostrosky, Adriana Franzese), 4:33.34; 4. New Canaan (Sofia Gibb, Isabella Cimino, Carolina Malagoli, Elizabeth McLaughlin), 4:38.24; 5. Bristol Central (Christina Browne, Lynae Lewis, Rebecca Litwinczyk, Sophia Stark), 4:39.79; 6. Wilton (Anna LaBant, Vivien Latt, Catherine Adams, Emily Mrakovcic), 4:40.48.